NYC Mayoral Election 2021

The highs and lows of Eric Adams' first two years as NYC mayor

It’s been a predominantly rocky ride for Eric Adams since being sworn in two years ago as New York City’s 110th mayor – one that’s left him midterm facing record-low...

Pay pals: Adams pads cash-strapped NYC payroll with 293 'special assistants'

Mayor Adams padded the city payroll with 293 “special assistants” during his first full fiscal year in office – a more than 20% increase over his predecessor Bill de Blasio.

Adams names boosters — including ex-Gov. Paterson — for legal defense fund following fed raid

Longtime allies of Mayor Eric Adams like David Paterson, Hazel Dukes, and Leroy Comrie are lining up to help raise money for his legal defense fund.

New poll shows Cuomo would lead field of possible successors if Adams resigned as mayor

Most Big Apple voters want Mayor Adams to resign if he’s indicted in an ongoing federal investigation targeting his 2021 campaign, a new poll shows.

Adams creates 'defense fund' to pay federal probe legal fees

Mayor Eric Adams has set up a legal defense fund to raise money to pay lawyers repping him an ongoing federal probe of his 2021 campaign.

Feds zero in on texts suggesting Adams fast-tracked Turkish diplomatic headquarters

Federal investigators probing Mayor Adams' 2021 campaign are now zeroing in on a series of texts suggesting he helped fast track the opening of the Turkish government's new diplomatic headquarters...

Adams says he's hired private attorney amid fundraising probe

Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday that he has hired a private defense attorney in the wake of an FBI raid on the home of his top fundraiser as he defended...

FBI probe shows there's much potential for corruption in Mayor Adams' circle

There’s no good time for a mayor to be enveloped in a haze of corruption, but there couldn’t be a worse time for New York for Mayor Eric Adams to be...

A week of war showcased Mayor Eric Adams’ best — and the rest

Last week was a reminder of why voters picked Adams in the first place — and a reminder, too, that no new good choices have emerged since then.

Eric Adams' fundraising committee slapped with $20,000 fine: report

One of Mayor Eric Adams' fundraising committees was slapped with nearly $20,000 in fines by the Big Apple's campaign finance watchdog on Monday.

Ex-comptroller sues sex assault accuser, says claims sank mayoral bid

Former city comptroller Scott Stringer filed a defamation suit Monday against a woman he said "derailed" his bid for mayor last year with sexual assault allegations.

Critics say NYC Parks Dept. is a patronage mill for Adams' pals

The Adams administration has quietly tapped a City Council member’s wife and another top Bronx Democratic supporter to fill two, high-ranking, $177,000-a-year Parks Department jobs, The Post has learned.

Mayor Eric Adams just released his tax returns —here's what they reveal

The 24-page filing made with federal and state tax authorities shows that Hizzoner earned the bulk of his income in 2021 from his then-position as Brooklyn Borough President and from...

'More like a political hiring hall': Adams pays off 'political debt' with 10 hires for high-paying NYC posts

Mayor Eric Adams has rewarded 10 ex-City Council members with plum leadership posts in his administration since taking office in January.

Anyone-can-vote madness hits NYC, serving up yet another far-left victory: Goodwin

The Big Apple is steering left to the city of lawlessness where illegal immigrants can cast ballots and career criminals don’t have to worry about going to jail, Michael Goodwin...

Board of Elections replaces top official amid pledge for reform

The embattled NYC Board of Elections bounced its powerful No. 2 official amid a pledge for reform after years of scandals.

Republican city council bloc could play kingmaker in Speaker race

The small but expanded bloc of Republicans elected to the City Council last week may find themselves kingmakers in the looming race for speaker.

Asians in NYC turn on Dems at polls over Gifted & Talented, bias crimes

Discontented Asian-American voters in the Big Apple turned on Democratic candidates at the polls Tuesday -- a backlash experts attributed to disgust with Mayor Bill de Blasio's education policies, a...

Sewage spillover: The NYC crises de Blasio is leaving for Adams

Eric Adams is on his way to City Hall with a load of sewage left behind by Mayor Bill de Blasio that includes a crime surge, the COVID-19 vaccine mandate...

Even deep-blue NY rejected Dem overreach on election 'reform'

Conventional wisdom going into Election Day was that all three constitutional amendments for election “reform” would pass. Not this time — not a one. Deep-blue New York voters overwhelmingly rejected...